Annual Statistical Supplement, 2015

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Other Social Insurance Programs

Unemployment Insurance

Table 9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2013
State or area Covered employment (excludes federal government) Insured unemployment as percent of covered employment b Number of first payments Average weekly benefit for total unemployment Average weekly insured unemployment Average actual duration (weeks) Claimants exhausting benefits Contributions collected f (millions of dollars) Benefits paid g (millions of dollars) Average employer contribution rate h (percent)
Average number of workers (thousands) Total payroll a (millions of dollars) Amount c (dollars) Percent of average weekly wages d Number Percent of first payments e
Total 132,144 6,496,223 2.2 7,818,878 309.87 32.8 2,947,048 16.9 3,688,764 44.6 47,410 38,771 3.3
Alabama 1,791 73,952 1.8 87,327 207.11 26.1 33,112 15.8 37,580 41.8 404 289 2.8
Alaska 313 15,823 3.8 34,219 250.04 25.7 11,959 19.4 19,560 57.8 230 154 3.3
Arizona 2,431 110,438 1.6 103,262 220.54 25.2 40,065 16.0 49,049 45.1 423 356 2.4
Arkansas 1,126 43,356 2.6 75,052 289.26 39.1 28,841 15.0 31,180 39.0 351 278 3.3
California 15,138 861,205 3.1 1,167,278 300.74 27.5 462,923 18.3 634,651 52.9 5,943 6,233 5.1
Colorado 2,282 114,975 1.7 107,561 356.44 36.8 39,663 14.8 56,243 50.9 688 548 2.7
Connecticut 1,623 100,936 3.1 146,208 345.16 28.9 51,070 18.1 59,719 39.9 798 794 4.2
Delaware 407 21,165 2.2 20,684 244.78 24.5 8,969 20.2 10,013 47.8 129 118 2.7
District of Columbia 518 39,716 1.0 27,947 299.45 20.3 5,394 18.8 13,945 53.7 154 151 2.8
Florida 7,388 319,089 1.5 225,849 231.23 27.8 110,723 19.2 171,898 67.2 2,046 1,012 3.5
Georgia 3,821 176,575 1.6 227,804 266.74 30.0 62,220 11.3 109,469 46.4 868 655 2.6
Hawaii 583 24,745 1.9 31,573 423.73 51.9 11,359 16.6 11,489 36.2 395 213 3.2
Idaho 618 22,488 2.2 46,254 264.36 37.8 13,708 12.5 16,701 33.9 283 139 2.4
Illinois 5,603 293,309 2.7 400,043 323.85 32.2 151,759 17.9 170,393 41.9 2,868 2,219 4.5
Indiana 2,812 116,326 1.7 142,481 243.06 30.6 46,914 15.6 49,056 31.4 728 554 3.0
Iowa 1,479 60,452 1.8 94,474 337.43 42.9 26,567 13.7 31,347 31.8 544 424 2.1
Kansas 1,313 54,016 1.8 66,002 341.00 43.1 23,610 16.1 30,694 41.9 402 333 2.7
Kentucky 1,742 70,344 1.9 70,938 291.79 37.6 33,570 22.0 34,964 46.2 499 431 3.4
Louisiana 1,862 81,336 1.4 62,082 207.43 24.7 25,622 15.3 22,436 32.1 237 211 1.9
Maine 572 22,085 2.3 38,585 285.20 38.4 13,131 15.0 15,025 36.8 167 163 3.1
Maryland 2,387 123,778 2.4 134,124 329.24 33.0 57,122 17.3 60,517 46.0 805 756 3.9
Massachusetts 3,242 199,906 2.7 226,751 423.83 35.7 86,468 17.3 106,347 44.2 1,759 1,581 4.0
Michigan 3,968 185,762 2.3 297,198 293.46 32.6 93,078 13.6 145,392 45.9 1,718 1,157 5.2
Minnesota 2,660 132,846 2.1 138,824 376.49 39.2 54,858 17.2 58,183 41.5 1,387 806 2.5
Mississippi 1,068 38,273 2.2 58,334 194.22 28.2 23,384 15.7 24,248 37.3 217 172 1.6
Missouri 2,584 110,196 1.8 137,718 241.60 29.5 47,199 14.7 66,682 46.3 616 477 2.3
Montana 424 15,618 2.6 27,400 289.84 40.9 10,852 17.6 13,055 47.5 154 121 1.8
Nebraska 915 36,237 1.2 34,399 276.19 36.3 10,773 12.6 14,740 39.6 127 114 1.7
Nevada 1,142 50,008 2.7 83,383 308.20 36.6 31,309 17.3 41,626 44.9 1,124 426 2.2
New Hampshire 611 29,759 1.4 24,539 286.52 30.6 8,812 15.2 7,246 27.4 160 108 2.5
New Jersey 3,770 223,191 3.6 333,301 397.53 34.9 133,840 18.9 172,941 45.9 2,850 2,323 3.2
New Mexico 760 30,211 2.1 38,988 302.83 39.6 16,303 18.7 19,450 48.7 203 224 1.6
New York 8,569 539,693 2.7 569,645 308.22 25.4 233,567 18.9 257,350 42.3 2,891 3,106 4.5
North Carolina 3,905 169,695 2.3 210,584 290.01 34.7 89,250 17.4 129,530 47.8 1,277 817 2.3
North Dakota 418 19,859 0.9 19,115 396.32 43.4 3,792 12.0 7,893 41.8 104 102 1.1
Ohio 5,033 222,929 1.7 232,147 317.58 37.3 84,692 16.5 89,517 36.5 1,135 1,163 2.8
Oklahoma 1,512 63,205 1.3 53,154 292.79 36.4 20,140 16.6 28,896 50.5 549 257 2.2
Oregon 1,651 73,683 2.9 114,355 315.59 36.8 47,162 18.5 54,531 44.3 1,010 667 3.1
Pennsylvania 5,502 268,112 3.3 442,654 359.81 38.4 181,893 17.7 172,727 37.0 3,087 2,517 6.6
Rhode Island 446 20,990 2.9 36,995 350.88 38.8 12,785 16.4 16,329 42.6 245 201 3.8
South Carolina 1,813 71,453 1.7 83,081 247.91 32.7 30,759 12.7 37,103 41.5 446 261 2.5
South Dakota 393 14,417 0.7 7,315 276.02 39.2 2,609 14.6 1,322 17.5 42 32 1.1
Tennessee 2,647 115,349 1.6 126,742 234.67 28.0 41,327 15.0 58,583 41.6 589 455 2.5
Texas 10,835 550,948 1.4 450,061 341.30 34.9 155,937 16.0 220,944 48.5 2,511 2,273 2.9
Utah 1,220 50,247 1.2 49,669 345.25 43.6 15,078 13.3 17,854 35.1 354 206 1.5
Vermont 295 12,226 2.1 21,454 313.12 39.2 6,125 13.8 4,406 20.4 136 85 4.1
Virginia 3,469 174,596 1.2 123,969 295.37 30.5 42,609 16.1 61,789 48.6 770 576 2.9
Washington 2,889 151,846 2.3 195,029 387.30 38.3 67,842 16.2 70,084 34.2 1,300 1,147 1.8
West Virginia 680 26,708 2.5 51,736 275.00 36.4 17,150 15.9 18,256 33.0 207 224 3.0
Wisconsin 2,692 114,691 2.8 214,125 276.14 33.7 76,692 15.9 74,736 33.1 1,165 839 4.0
Wyoming 272 12,141 1.5 15,311 359.10 41.8 4,067 15.4 6,124 37.3 133 80 3.1
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 910 23,937 4.1 88,404 119.14 23.6 37,309 20.4 52,957 59.1 178 211 3.5
U.S. Virgin Islands 38 1,385 2.9 2,751 337.16 47.8 1,086 19.4 1,994 51.1 7 15 1.6
SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies.
NOTES: Except where noted, excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by state law after 1955.
Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.
a. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year.
b. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period.
c. Includes dependents' allowances for states that provide such benefits.
d. Based on average total weekly wage in current year.
e. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period.
f. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers; adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks; excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis.
g. Adjusted to exclude voided benefit checks and for transfers under interstate combined-wage plan; excludes Extended Benefits and Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
h. Estimated data. Contribution rate as a percentage of taxable payroll; excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent.
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